Sunday, February 12, 2012

Rest in peace, Whitney

Whitney's use-by date had passed a long time ago, due in large part to her self-destructive lifestyle. But this is incredibly sad on any level. She first came out when I was in 9th grade. I didn't care for her first two hits, which were romantic ballads, but her third, "How Will I Know?" got me hooked. She had the best singing voice of the 1980's (even better than Cyndi Lauper, who was pretty damn good in her own right), and has only been matched since then by Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera (who I remember singing the National Anthem at Pittsburgh Penguins playoff games in 1991 and 1992 when she was, like, 12; makes it so ironic that she messed it up during last year's Super Bowl) and -- maybe -- Amy Lee. Whitney Houston was like a singing companion for me during high school and college.

I hope Whitney has now found peace from the demons who haunted her in life.

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I'm a lawyer with a bachelor's degree in National Security Policy Studies from The Ohio State University and a proud alum of The Ohio State University Marching Band. I'm also an independent military historian and author specializing in World War II, ancient Rome, ancient Greece, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Civil War. I spend most of my spare time dancing ballet (not very well). I live in Indianapolis, where I follow foreign affairs, defense policy, history, archaeology, sports (all Cleveland and Pittsburgh teams, Ohio State Buckeyes, San Diego Chargers and Los Angeles Lakers), dance, and Shakespeare.